A political scientist says the turnout may have affected the results of the election — a humbling defeat for the B.C. NDP, whose leader David Eby called the election a little over a month ago.
Decades before microplastics were found in human hearts and brains, industry executives privately knew about tiny plastic particles crossing the gut lining, documents from the 1970s and 1980s show.
Your school can make a big difference — or matter very little — depending on the major. A graduate who studied mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University earned roughly $10,000 more than a graduate from the University of Alabama. That difference is over $150,000 if those same graduates studied computer science.
You can also search for your college and major to compare.
There are correlation and causation considerations to make here, but the data from the Department of Education exists to hold schools accountable. If a school charges a high tuition, but graduates earn lower incomes, then the program is worth a closer look.
The charts in the NYT article are based on an analysis by the HEA Group, who have made their data available for download. [Thanks, Charlotte]
The World Bank increased its price forecasts for commodities, citing disruptions to energy supplies from the Middle East war and the threat to harvests from El Niño.
Energy prices are projected to climb 32% in 2026, reversing three years of declines, before easing next year, the Washington-based bank said in a report published Wednesday. It forecast that oil will average $91 a barrel this year, while global supply is seen falling by 5.2% — the biggest decline in more than four decades excluding the pandemic year of 2020.
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